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In the present study examined the relationships of big-five personality type with conflict management style. This research used quantitative approach involving 204 students that recruited incidentally. The results of this study showed that, individuals with high degree of openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness personality tended to prefer compromising style in managing conflict. Individuals with high degree of openness, extraversion, and agreeableness personality tended to prefer integrating style in managing conflict. Individuals with high degree of openness tended to prefer dominating and obliging style in managing conflict. Individuals with high degree of extraversion had a negative correlation with avoiding style, and the opposite personality type neuroticsm tended to use avoiding in managing conflict style. This reserach focused on previous research regarding the relationships of personality with conflict management style and the implementation of personality measurement in predicting conflict management style in assessment process and job recruitment.